Can anyone get rid of possums

No, ask anyone who has had anything to do with a persistent possum they will tell you that it’s not as obvious as it seems. The numbers ways possums can in to a roof is endless. So therefore it takes a certain amount of expertise that goes with finding these ways. In most cases just having a good look in the roof and not seeing a possum doesn’t mean there isn’t one there.

Possums aren’t pests

I have recently seen some disturbing things happening when it comes to getting rid of possums.

Although possums are inside your roof and keeping you awake at night, they aren’t pests. Therefore they can’t be dealt with as a pest.

You see pests are not protected by Law (Possums are) and the way possums need to be dealt with is in a way that stops them from getting into your roof but humanely as well.

Should you use a pest controller to possum proof your house?

This depends on how they approach the possum removal from your roof. Many a time we have seen where a bit of chicken wire stuffed into the hole where they were getting in and then give you no guarantee that they won’t get back in.

Easy to get through Chicken wire repair

Often when someone calls with a “noise in there roof” problem the first reaction is to assume that there is rats in the roof. (Current treatment for this is to throw out rat poison) . There are a number of issues with this

If possums are in the roof, they will eat the poison and die a horrid death.
The possum or rats may die in the roof
The hole where the got in originally is still open
There WILL be another possum come visit GUARANTEED

Pest Controllers may be good at controlling pests but unless they are experienced and successful at Possum Proofing your house, you should seek the services of a possum removal specialist.

When possums start interrupting you life, DON’T just treat them as a PEST. Call a Possum removal specialist and have them dealt properly.

Possum Removal Southport to Broadbeach to Coolangatta

Some of the older homes around Southport (North Gold Coast), Broadbeach (Central Gold Coast) and Coolangatta (South Gold Coast) are very susceptible to to possum invasion. The age of some of the homes and tenacious habits of possums will almost guarantee that if you hear noises in your roof then you have a possum in your roof.

Noises in your Roof

What happens when you hear noises?

The first time you hear it, scratching and running around during the night. Some time after dark they wake and start to move around. They will move toward the opening and then go out for the night to feed. At some stage during the night they will often come back in to check if any intruders have ventured in.

Because they are territorial, possums will protect their territory with much conviction and if there is a persistent intruder they will often fight to the death.

I was conducting a possum removal in Tallai last week and the owner and he relayed what he had seen with the resident possum attacking another in his garage. The savage attack resulted in the intruder dying in the garage.

When there is a possum in your roof that is defending it’s territory the noises you hear will be amplified 10 fold.

Getting rid of them from your roof then becomes urgent, noise like this wakes you up with a jolt and you think that someone is trying to get into your house.

Call us to get them out now before then next battle takes place in your roof.

Possum traps

There are many companies around claiming to be possum removal professionals. The solution they offer for removing the possum from your roof is to trap them and then block the hole up.

Sounds good in theory but

you are charged for setting the trap and for each visit to clear the trap. Can be very expensive if there is more than one possum in your roof.

when using a trap the company must be licensed with the national parks and wildlife

traps scare possums and they may stay in the roof and not go in the trap for a couple of days, costing you more because of the extra trips to check the trap.

We have a process that will efficiently ensure the possums are out of your roof and the hole is blocked permanently!

Understanding Possums

The trick to dealing with possums in roofs is to understand what they do, when they do it and for what reason they are doing it.

So the methods used for possum proofing a house vary from time to time. The most important factor is to know just what we are dealing with and then take the appropriate action.